Aberdeen City Council will move ahead with plans to demolish hundreds of RAAC -affected homes in Torry “with immediate effect”.

While scores of council tenants have moved out and relocated to new homes elsewhere in the city , private homeowners have been left behind.

Local authority chiefs held talks with homeowners in June and a survey was issued to give them the chance to share their thoughts on four potential options.

These were voluntary acquisition, carrying out work themselves to make their homes safe, roof replacement and a property swap.

While these talks were underway, the council halted its demolition plans for local authority-owned blocks containing the “bubbly” concrete.

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